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Introductory Notes:
| Text (NRSV) | Old Testament Source (NRSV) |
| Matthew 1:3b-6a – "and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram, / and Aram the father of Aminadab, and Aminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, / and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, / and Jesse the father of King David." | Ruth 4:18-22 – "Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron, 19 Hezron of Ram, Ram of Amminadab, 20 Amminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon, 21 Salmon of Boaz, Boaz of Obed, 22 Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David." (cf. 1 Chron 2:1-15) |
| Matthew 1:22-23 – All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: / "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us." | Isaiah 7:14 – "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel." |
| Matthew 1:23b – "...and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us." | Isaiah 8:8, 10 – "it will sweep on into Judah as a flood, and, pouring over, it will reach up to the neck; and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel. / Take counsel together, but it shall be brought to naught; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us." |
| Matthew 2:5-6 – They [chief priests and scribes] told him [Herod], "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: / 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.' " | Micah 5:2 – "But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days." |
| Matthew 2:15 – This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called my son." | Hosea 11:1 – "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son." |
| Matthew 2:17-18 – Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: / "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more." | Jeremiah 31:15 – "Thus says the LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more." |
| Matthew 2:23 – There [in Galilee] he made his home in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He will be called a Nazorean." | Isaiah 11:1 – "A shoot (Heb. nezer) shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots." |
| Matthew 3:3 – This is the one [John the Baptist] of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' " | Isaiah 40:3 – "A voice cries out: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.' " |
| Matthew 4:4 – [Jesus to the devil]: "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.' " | Deuteronomy 8:3 – "He humbled you by letting you hunger, then by feeding you with manna, with which neither you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD." |
| Matthew 4:6 – [Devil to Jesus]: "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.' " | Psalm 91:11-12 – "For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone." |
| Matthew 4:7 – Jesus said to him [the devil]: "Again it is written, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' " | Deuteronomy 6:16 – "Do not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah." |
| Matthew 4:10 – Jesus said to him [the devil], "Away with you, Satan! for it is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.' " | Deuteronomy 6:13 – "The LORD your God you shall fear; him you shall serve, and by his name alone you shall swear." |
| Matthew 4:14-16 – [Jesus moved to Capernaum] so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: / "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles / the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." | Isaiah 9:1-2 – "But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. / The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined." |
| Matthew 5:21 – "You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, 'You shall not murder'; and 'whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.' " | Exodus 20:13 – "You shall not murder." |
| Matthew 5:21 – "You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, 'You shall not murder'; and 'whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.' " | Deuteronomy 5:17 – "You shall not murder." |
| Matthew 5:27 – "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' " | Exodus 20:14 – "You shall not commit adultery." |
| Matthew 5:27 – "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' " | Deuteronomy 5:18 – "Neither shall you commit adultery." |
| Matthew 5:31 – "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' " | Deuteronomy 24:1-2 – "Suppose a man enters into marriage with a woman, but she does not please him because he finds something objectionable about her, and so he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; she then leaves his house / and goes off to become another man's wife." |
| Matthew 5:33 – "Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, 'You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.' " | Leviticus 19:12 – "And you shall not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God: I am the LORD." |
| Matthew 5:33 – "Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, 'You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.' " | Numbers 30:2 – "When a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth." |
| Matthew 5:38 – "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' " | Exodus 21:24 – "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." |
| Matthew 5:38 – "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' " | Leviticus 24:19-20 – "Anyone who maims another shall suffer the same injury in return: / fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; the injury inflicted is the injury to be suffered." |
| Matthew 5:38 – "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' " | Deuteronomy 19:21 – "Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." |
| Matthew 5:43 – "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' " | Leviticus 19:18 – "You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD." |
| Matthew 8:17 – This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases." | Isaiah 53:4 – "Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted." |
| Matthew 9:13a – "Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' " | Hosea 6:6 – "For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings." |
| Matthew 10:35-36 – "For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; / and one's foes will be members of one's own household." | Micah 7:6 – "for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; your enemies are members of your own household." |
| Matthew 11:10 – This is the one [John Baptist] about whom it is written, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you." | Malachi 3:1 – "See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way beforeme, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight--indeed, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts." |
| Matthew 11:23a – "And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades." | Isaiah 14:13a, 15 – "You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God...'; But you are brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the Pit." |
| Matthew 12:7 – "But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless." | Hosea 6:6 – "For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings." |
| Matthew 12:17-21 – This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / "Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. / He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. / He will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick until he brings justice to victory. / And in his name the Gentiles will hope." | Isaiah 42:1-4 – "Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. / He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; / a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. / He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching." |
| Matthew 12:40 – "For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth." | Jonah 1:17 – "But the LORD provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." |
| Matthew 13:14-15 – "With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed listen, but never understand, and you will indeed look, but never perceive. / For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn-- and I would heal them.' | Isaiah 6:9-10 – "Go and say to this people: 'Keep listening, but do not comprehend; keep looking, but do not understand.' / Make the mind of this people dull, and stop their ears, and shut their eyes, so that they may not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and comprehend with their minds, and turn and be healed." |
| Matthew 13:35 – This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world." | Psalm 78:2-3 – "I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, / things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us." |
| Matthew 15:4a – "For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' " | Exodus 20:12 – "Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you." |
| Matthew 15:4a – "For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' " | Deuteronomy 5:16 – "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you." |
| Matthew 15:4b – "[For God said…] and 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.' " | Exodus 21:17 – "Whoever curses father or mother shall be put to death." |
| Matthew 15:7-9 – "You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; / in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.' " | Isaiah 29:13 – "The Lord said: Because these people draw near with their mouths and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their worship of me is a human commandment learned by rote;" |
| Matthew 18:16 – "But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses." | Deuteronomy 19:15 – "A single witness shall not suffice to convict a person of any crime or wrongdoing in connection with any offense that may be committed. Only on the evidence of two or three witnesses shall a charge be sustained." |
| Matthew 19:4 – He [Jesus] answered, "Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning "made them male and female,' " | Genesis 1:27 – "So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." |
| Matthew 19:4 – He [Jesus] answered, "Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning "made them male and female,' " | Genesis 5:2 – "Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them 'Humankind' when they were created." |
| Matthew 19:5 – and said, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." | Genesis 2:24 – "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh." |
| Matthew 19:7 – They [some Pharisees] said to him [Jesus], "Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?" | Deuteronomy 24:1-2 – "Suppose a man enters into marriage with a woman, but she does not please him because he finds something objectionable about her, and so he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; she then leaves his house / and goes off to become another man's wife." |
| Matthew 19:18b-19a – And Jesus said, "You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; / Honor your father and mother" | Exodus 20:12-16 – "Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. 13 You shall not murder. 14 You shall not commit adultery. 15 You shall not steal. 16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." |
| Matthew 19:18b-19a – And Jesus said, "You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; / Honor your father and mother" | Deuteronomy 5:16-20 – "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. 17 You shall not murder. 18 Neither shall you commit adultery. 19 Neither shall you steal. 20 Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor." |
| Matthew 19:19b – [Jesus said]: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." | Leviticus 19:18 – "You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD." |
| Matthew 21:4-5 – This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, "Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey." | Isaiah 62:11 – "The LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to daughter Zion, 'See, your salvation comes; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.' " |
| Matthew 21:4-5 – This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, "Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey." | Zechariah 9:9 – "Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." |
| Matthew 21:9 – The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!" | Psalm 118:25-26 – "Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech you, give us success! / Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD." |
| Matthew 21:13 – He [Jesus] said to them [buyers and sellers in the temple], "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer'; but you are making it a den of robbers." | Isaiah 56:7 – "these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." |
| Matthew 21:16b – Jesus said to them [chief priests and scribes], "Yes; have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself'?" | Psalm 8:2 – "Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger." |
| Matthew 21:42 – Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes'?" | Psalm 118:22-23 – "The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. / This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes." |
| Matthew 22:24 – [Sadducees ask Jesus]: "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.' " | Deuteronomy 25:5-6 – "When brothers reside together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall go in to her, taking her in marriage, and performing the duty of a husband's brother to her, / and the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed to the name of the deceased brother, so that his name may not be blotted out of Israel." |
| Matthew 22:31-32a – [Jesus to Sadducees]: "And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?" | Exodus 3:6 – "He said further, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God." |
| Matthew 22:31-32a – [Jesus to Sadducees]: "And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?" | Exodus 3:15 – God also said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations." |
| Matthew 22:36-37 – [Lawyer asks Jesus]: "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" / He said to him, " 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' " | Deuteronomy 6:5 – "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might." |
| Matthew 22:39 – "And a second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' " | Leviticus 19:18 – "You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD." |
| Matthew 22:43-44 – He [Jesus] said to them [Pharisees], "How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, / 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet' "? | Psalm 110:1 – "The LORD says to my lord, 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.' " |
| Matthew 23:39b – "For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.' " | Psalm 118:26 – "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD." |
| Matthew 24:15 – "So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel…" | Daniel 9:27b – and in their place shall be an abomination that desolates, until the decreed end is poured out upon the desolator" (see also Dan 11:31; 12:11) |
| Matthew 24:29 – "Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken." | Isaiah 13:10 – "For the stars of the heavens and their constellations willnot give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light." |
| Matthew 24:30 – "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see 'the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory." | Daniel 7:13 – "As I watched in the night visions, I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him." |
| Matthew 26:31 – Then Jesus said to them [his disciples], "You will all become deserters because of me this night; for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' " | Zechariah 13:7 – "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate," says the LORD of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, that the sheep may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones." |
| Matthew 26:64 – Jesus said to him [the high priest], "You have said so. But I tell you, From now on you will see 'the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power' and 'coming on the clouds of heaven.' " | Psalm 110:1 – "The LORD says to my lord, 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.' " |
| Matthew 26:64 – Jesus said to him [the high priest], "You have said so. But I tell you, From now on you will see 'the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power' and 'coming on the clouds of heaven.' " | Daniel 7:13 – "As I watched in the night visions, I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to the Ancient One and was presented before him." |
| Matthew 27:9-10 – Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one on whom a price had been set, on whom some of the people of Israel had set a price, / and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me." | Zechariah 11:12-13 – "I then said to them, 'If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.' So they weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver. / Then the LORD said to me, 'Throw it into the treasury'--this lordly price at which I was valued by them. So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them into the treasury in the house of the LORD." |
| Matthew 27:46 – And about three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" | Psalm 22:1 – "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?" |
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